Bury, Greater Manchester

Bury
Town
The market place, The Rock, Whitehead Clock Tower, St Mary the Virgin Church, the town hall and the market
Bury Location within Greater Manchester
Area	11.61 sq mi (30.1 km2)
Population	81,101 (2021 Census)
• Density	6,985/sq mi (2,697/km2)
OS grid reference	SD805105
• London	169 mi (272 km)
Metropolitan borough	Bury
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Blackbridge Chesham, Elton Fairfield Fernhill Fishpool Free Town Higher Woodhill Hollins Jericho Limefield Nangreaves Pimhole Redvales Starling Tottington (Town) Town Centre Walmersley Walshaw Woolfold
Post town	BURY
Postcode district	BL0, BL8, BL9
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Bury North
Website	bury.gov.uk
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°35′35″N 2°17′53″W / 53.593°N 2.298°W / 53.593; -2.298

Bury (/ˈbɛri/, /ˈbʊri/) is a market town on the River Irwell in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.^[1] which had a population of 81,101 in 2021 while the wider borough had a population of 193,846.^[2]

The town is within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. It emerged in the Industrial Revolution as a mill town manufacturing textiles. The town is known for the open-air Bury Market and black pudding, the traditional local dish.

Sir Robert Peel was born in the town. Peel was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who founded the Metropolitan Police and the Conservative Party. A memorial and monument for Peel, the former stands outside Bury Parish church and the latter overlooks the borough on Holcombe Hill. The town is 5 miles (8 km) east of Bolton, 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Rochdale and 8 miles (12.9 km) north-west of Manchester.